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We recently got a chance to rap a taste with a photographer from the nation’s capital, Lady Glock. Listen to the exclusive audio interview here.
Also check out her blog and website
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Posts Tagged ‘Graffiti’
December30
INSA
An artist from the UK, residing in East London has been doing his thing for about 15 years under the name INSA – a four letter word he made up for him self back then. Although he doesn’t focus on graffiti too much, he feels it was an “important part of [his] life and a major influence on how [he sees] the world” and chose to keep the anonymity. If you are ever in London , you might catch a glimpse of a tear drop flame head sprayed on a wall or a train. He uses images of women’s high heel shoes to mostly symbolize in his most notable fetish pieces.
INSA has done work on almost everything. He has painted cars, vans, whole train cars, walls (of course), people, and he has even been invited to Sweden to sculpt the famous Ice Hotel. To add to his adventurous escapades, he plans to do some painting in Brazil in the new year.
After several years of painting heels on walls, INSA partnered up with fashion guru Ruth Shaw to make three leather heels with INSA inspired patterns. The shoes have been a big deal to bloggers, collectors and shoe connoisseurs.
Clearly INSA has become a graffiti culture mogul. In all his fame, he chose to remain anonymous, as the name INSA is really ‘just a creative evolution from
writing [his] name, but you can try your best to make out his blurred face on his blog, www.insaland.com/blog , or just catch him at any upcoming show.
Also check out www.insaland.com
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October2
Roadsworth
B. Summers
From what started as a self motivated campaign to give cyclist more freedom on the streets of Montreal, Canadian artist, Peter Gibson better known as Roadsworth has made himself a notable name up north. In 2001, Roadsworth began spray painting streets with stencils of bicycles just like the ones on bike trails. This was to give the bikers, in his words a “fair share of the public pie.”
Almost four yeas later, Roadsworth was caught and charged with 53 counts of mischief. Thanks to the art loving citizens of Montreal , he received a slap on the wrist. So after paying a hefty fine of $250 and serving a grueling 40hrs of community service of his choosing, Roadsworth started receiving commission for his paintings. Clients like Tour De France , Earth Day , and London Can’s Festival are a few to pay Roadsworth for his creative stencil paintings.
Alan Kohl and Sergeo Kirby, director and producer, respectively of Loaded Pictures shot a documentary about Roadsworth’s plight entitled Roadsworth, Crossing the Line . The film is scheduled to be screened at Montreal ‘s International Documentary Film Festival, Friday, November 21 st this year at Concordia University .
For more information about the screening visit www.cinemapolitica.org/films/394
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